Mary Kom Crashes out of Tokyo 2020 After Losing in Round of 16

Indian boxer MC Mary Kom has lost her quarterfinals bout 2-3 against Ingrit Valencia Victoria to exit in quarters at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 here on Thursday.

Mary Kom won the second and third rounds but the first round was the difference between her spot in the quarter-final in boxing.

India’s Satish Kumar has made a sparkling debut at the Olympics after beating Ricardo Brown in the men’s +91 kg category. He has qualified for the quarterfinals.

PV Sindhu booked her spot in the badminton women’s singles quarterfinals with a win over Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt. The Rio Olympics silver medallist won the contest 21-15, 21-13 in just 40 minutes.

After goalless first two quarters, India broke the deadlock against defending champions Argentina in the 43rd minute through Varun Kumar before Vivek Sagar Prasad (58th) and Harmanpreet Singh (59th) struck in the closing minutes of the match to seal the contest.

However, the Indian fans of the legendary boxer and social media users were all praising their iconic boxer and terming her as the true “inspiration for the world”.

Here Are The Public Reactions:

Unbelievable fight at this age, Mary Kom the living legend. 🥊

— Superman (@TheSooperman) July 29, 2021

Mary Kom tried her best. Hard luck but you inspire a generation. Well played and thank you 🤞🇮🇳#MaryKom #Legend #Tokyo2020 #Boxing

— Subham Karmakar 🇮🇳 (@Subham_75mph) July 29, 2021

6 time World Champion M.C. Mary Kom went down by split decision against Colombian Ingrit Valencia, and her Olympic2020 journey ends here. Her smiling gesture even after a defeat is what makes her a brand ambassador of this sport. ♥️
जय श्रीराम, जय भारत 🚩🇮🇳

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— Prateek (@poignantPrateek) July 29, 2021

The way she smiled after hearing the opponent's name as the winner shows her sportsmanship.❤ Always a legend-Mary Kom.💪🙏#MaryKom #Ind #IndiaTodayAtOlympics

— ꜱʜʀɪꜱᴛɪ (@shristix_) July 29, 2021

End Of An Era In Indian Boxing 👏🏼

Entire Nation Is Proud Of Mary Kom, What An Ambassador Of The Game! 🥊#Boxing | #Tokyo2020 | #Olympics | #TeamIndia | #Cheer4India | #onlyprathamesh pic.twitter.com/NpHuP690sD

— Prathamesh Avachare (@onlyprathamesh) July 29, 2021

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Dear, Mary Kom you are inspiration for crores of people around the world. We proud of you. Win or Lose is a part of game but what a gesture shown at Tokyo by You😍.
World Champion#Tokyo Olympic pic.twitter.com/HWevHGujRj

— Mohit Sharma (@iamMohitvats) July 29, 2021

Well played @MangteC.

Win or lose, you're always going to remain my favorite boxer, Mary Kom.#TokyoOlympics2020 https://t.co/VSyxspXiD0

— Abhishek 🇮🇳 (@trustabhishek) July 29, 2021

Great fight back in the 2nd round from 38 old year "Magnificent woman" Mary Kom ❤️
Even though today was the best day for India in #TokyoOlympics2020, her defeat was a disappointment for me ❤️

— Sanjeev (@sanjeev_tn) July 29, 2021

Why Is Mary Kom Famous?

Chungneijang Mary Kom Hmangte, popularly known as Mary Kom, born in Manipur, is an Indian Olympic boxer. She is the only female to make six times winning record of World Amateur Boxing Championship and the only female boxer to win a medal in each of the total seven world championships.